Skates glided ice smooth as glass.

Meaning: The skates moved very easily on the very flat ice.

Choice of Words: Skates are shoes with blades attached to the bottom for moving on ice. Glide means to move smoothly and effortlessly. Ice is frozen water, and smooth means flat and even. Glass is a hard, transparent material.

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Skates glided across the ice as smooth as glass.

Meaning: The skates moved very easily and smoothly across the ice, which was as flat and even as glass.

Choice of Words: Skates are things that you wear on your feet to move quickly over ice. Glided means to move smoothly and easily over a surface. Ice is a hard, frozen form of water that you can find in cold places. Smooth means that something has a flat, even surface. Glass is a clear, hard material that you can see through. When you put all of these words together, it means that the skates moved very easily and smoothly across the ice, which was as flat and even as glass.

The skates slid over the ice, as smooth as glass.

Meaning: The skates moved very easily and smoothly over the ice.

Choice of Words: Slid means to move smoothly and easily over a surface. Over means on top of or above something. When you put these words together, it means that the skates moved very easily and smoothly over the ice.

The skates moved across the ice like it was glass.

Meaning: The skates moved across the ice very easily and smoothly.

Choice of Words: Moved means to change position. Across means from one side to the other. Like means similar to. When you put these words together, it means that the skates moved across the ice in a way that was similar to how they would move across glass.

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